Laozi Quotes - Page 38

• He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.

  Laozi

  Spiritual, Book, Communication

  Tao-te Ching ch. 56 (translation by Wing-Tsit Chan)

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• Justice has long arm.

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  Long, Justice, Arms

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• He who has little will receive. He who has much will be embarrassed.

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  Littles, Wealth, Embarrassed

  Laozi (1959). “Tao Tê Ching: A New Translation”

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• Good walking leaves no track behind it.

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  Journey, Hiking, Track

  Laozi, Jingxiong Wu (1997). “Dao teh jing”

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• The truly great man dwells on what is real and not what is on the surface.

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  Real, Men, Tao

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• He does not seek power - yet people follow him.

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  Philosophy, People, Doe

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• Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

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  Honesty, Taoism, Enlightening

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• The highest truth cannot be put into words.

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  Truth, Highest

  Laozi, Brian Browne Walker (1992). “Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu”

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• Taking things lightly must lead to big difficulties.

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  Taoism, Bigs, Difficulty

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• Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.

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  Taoism, Way, Filling

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• He (the Sage) does not show off, therefore he shines.

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  Shining, Taoism, Doe

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• When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in being lived by the Tao can you be truly yourself.

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  Giving, Phrases, Want

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• The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.

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  Wise, Philosophy, Thinking

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• Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear; and the next they revile. When they do not command the people's faith, some will lose faith in them, and then they resort to oaths! But of the best when their task is accomplished, their work done, the people all remark, We have done it ourselves.

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  People, Tasks, Done

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• To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength. to know contentment is wealth, and to live with strength resolve. to never leave whatever you are is to abide, and to die without getting lost- that is to live on and on.

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  People, Words Of Wisdom, Contentment

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• What's the difference between yes and no?

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  Differences, Taoism, Yes And No

  Laozi, Bi Wang, Paul J. Lin (1977). “A translation of Lao Tzu's Tao te ching and Wang Pi's commentary”, Univ of Michigan Center for chinese

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• Use your light, but dim your brightness.

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  Humility, Light, Use

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• The rigid and big belong below. The soft and weak belong above.

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  Taoism, Weak, Bigs

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• Praise leads to weakness. Getting it causes fear, losing it causes fear.

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  Taoism, Weakness, Causes

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• The Way begets one; one begets two; two begets three; three begets the myriad creatures.

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  Two, Numbers, Three

  Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.63, Chinese University Press

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• Human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless.

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  Perfect, Essentials, Humans

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• Do not attempt to conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance.

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  Conquer The World, Resistance, Causes

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• The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of those who are not. When you extend your virtue in all directions without discriminating, you feet are firmly planted on the path that returns to the Tao.

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  Practice, Feet, Taoism

  Laozi, Brian Browne Walker (1992). “Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu”

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• The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.

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  Taoism, Virtue, Claims

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• Abandon benevolence, discard duty, and people will return to the family ties.

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  Ties, People, Taoism

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